Where would this U S basher be happy
In a critical review of Lewis Lapham’s six part PBS series America’s Century the author portrays Lapham as hostile to the American state and Reagan era policy. It argues he resents privilege yet argues for a pessimistic view of U S foreign policy, likening Grenada and Nicaragua to constitutional questions and Vietnam. The piece ends by asking where Lapham would be happy given his stance.
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Lewis Lapham
PBS
America
Harper’s
Henry Luce
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
White House
Carter
David Rieff
United States
Mr. Rieff
Lapham
Moscow
Reagan
California
John Wayne
Wayne
Grenada
Supreme Court
Congress
Central America
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nicaragua
Vietnam
Oliver North
Voice of the People letter on a Dixon High School trespassing issue
A Dixon High School student council member writes urging fellow students and local businesses to curb trespassing near the school with steps to report offenders to the administration. The letter asks for patience from the business community and notes not all students will comply, urging calm, sidewalk use, and responsible actions.
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Dixon
Dixon High School
Community Women’s Club of
Mount Morris
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Mount Morris Club
UNICEF calls for protecting children from adult failures worldwide
UNICEF warns that hunger disease and neglect kill millions of children daily. Governments waste nearly $1 billion daily on debt service and military spending while immunization and basic health remain underfunded. The report argues human capital investment drives growth and calls for reallocation to nutrition education and health to prevent long term harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations Childrens Fund
Unicef
James Grant
Grant
Third World
Developing World
Soviet Union
U.S
Richard Jolly
Debating Drug Legalization and Its Social Costs
The piece argues against decriminalizing drugs, warning legalization would raise user numbers and crime. It cites historical precedents, urges youth education and treatment, and endorses a sustained national effort to fight drug abuse. It notes declines in illegal use but cautions against surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Sweet
United States
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Congress
National Institute of Justice
William Bennett
Chile election signals return of democracy under Aylwin
Sixteen years after Pinochet’s coup Chile elected civilian Patricio Aylwin, promising to sustain free market growth while reinvigorating centrism. Pinochet remains army commander, but the military’s threat to democracy appears reduced as Aylwin takes office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusto Pinochet
Chile
Patricio Aylwin
South America
Hemisphere
Rio Grande
Tierra del Fuego
Pinochet
Gen. Pinochet
Aylwin
Presi
Salvador Allende
Mr. Allende
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Lee
Ogle Counties
Ogle County
Peter J. Woods
Attornees
Lee County
John Payne
Lagi
Copley News Service
Srewote Don
Copley News
Cen
Hernan Buchi
Buchi
Dixon Telegraph
Alexis de Tocqueville
William E. Shaw
Mike Chapman
C. A. Maronich
Ken Brown
Sandy Burke
Brian Olmsted
Louise Brass
Lori Fagan
Ellen Farias
Patty Glant
Clark Kelly
Chip Marshall
Mark Sauer
Jerry Pauser
Jim Nelson
Ed Bushman
Laura Buller
Deana Heintzelman
Elizabeth Lovett
Mark Robins
Diane Shehorn
Linda Ross
Kathy Grossman
Rhonda Klavenga
Jam Monroe
Bernadine Willstead
Tracey L
Montgomery
Cathy Harshman
Edwin E. Smith Jr
Jam Ni
Cotemner
Trina Rebly
Scott Brown
LeeAnn
Stephanie Heather
Thomas Mckee
Gunars Kulikouskis
Richard Devine
Robert Wiler
Rosemary Flowers
Robert Gorman
John Jacobs
Dick Kibble
Joe Leadman
Angela Reste
Robert Fenwick
Bruce Belman
Matt Brady
Dave Johnson
Jo Anne Mills
Carol Hemminger
Barbara Maves
Carole Houck
Joanne Smith
Delbert Pitman
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